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H. E. SMITH.

IRONING MACHINE.

No. 457,676. Patented Aug. 1l, 1891.

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HAMILTON E. SMITH, OF NW YORK, N. Y.

IRONING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 457,676, dated August 11, 1891.

I Application tiled April 11, 1891. Serial No. 388,579. (No model.)

2 is a longitudinal Vertical section on line c a, Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is a detail side View of one of the swinging arms and its actuatingcam. f

In the drawings, the letter A designates a frame, in which is firmly secured a box B, the top of which is divided into solid sections ct a a2 a3 a4, with intermediate perforated sections a0. In the interior of the box B are situated the heating-pipes C, which are supplied with steam through a pipe D,and from which the condensed water dows oit through the pipes E E. Over the top ot the box B are situated a series of apron-supporting rollers F F F2, and polishing-rollers F3F4, all of which rollers are geared together by cog-Wheels G, and over the rollers F F F2 is stretched the endless apron H. These rollers are so placed that the lower branch of the endless apron bears upon the top of the heating-box B, and said apron is kept taut by the gravitating feed-roller I, which is mounted in the ends of two arms J J, swinging on the ends of the shaft f of the roller F. On the ends of the shaft f of the roller F are mounted camsjj, which act upon the arms J J, so that during each revolution ot' the shaft f the feed-roller I is raised up for a short time and the articles to be ironed can be placed beneath it. The rollers F F F2 hold the apron H in close contact with the solid sections a, a a? of the top of the heating-box, so that the articles to be ironed in being carried along by the apron are pressed and prevented from wrinkling, and during the time when said articles are carried over the perforated sections a0 of the top of the heating-box they are exposed to curmove with a greater superficial velocity than the apron.

The articles to be ironed are taken from the basket K. 1

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'

l. The combination, with the heating-box having a top divided into solid sections and perforated sections, of an endless apron H, a series of rollers arranged to hold said apron close upon the solid sections ot` the top of the heating-box, and a gravitating feed-roller I, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the stationary heating-box B, of a series of apron-supporting rollers journaled above the top surface of the stationary heating-box, an endless apron stretched over therollers and arranged to travel in close contact with thel top surface of the box, a gravitatingfeed-roller,a polishingroller journaled over the top surface of the heating-box, and means for revolving the polishing-roller with a greater superficial velocity than the endless apron, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the heating-box B, of an endless apron H, a series of rollers arranged to hold said apron down upon the top of the heating-box, a gravitating roller I, and a cam acting to raise the gravitating roller, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence ot two subscribing witnesses.

J. VAN SAN'rvooRD, E. F. KASTENHUBER. 

